NVIDIA GeForce 9400M vs NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce 9400M and NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher core clock speed: 580 MHz vs 425 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 90 nm
  • 3.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 101 vs 31
  • 17.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 1117 vs 64
  • 17.5x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 1117 vs 64
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 October 2008 vs 1 February 2006
Core clock speed 580 MHz vs 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 101 vs 31
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1117 vs 64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1117 vs 64

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

  • Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 83 vs 55
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 83 vs 55

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
101
31
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
55
83
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1117
64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1117
64
Name NVIDIA GeForce 9400M NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a
PassMark - G3D Mark 101 31
PassMark - G2D Mark 55 83
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.537
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 1117 64
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 1117 64

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce 9400M NVIDIA GeForce 7050 PV + nForce 630a

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Curie
Code name C79MX C68
Launch date 15 October 2008 1 February 2006
Place in performance rating 1636 1632
Type Desktop Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 580 MHz 425 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 90 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt
Transistor count 314 million 112 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCI

API support

DirectX 10.0 9.0c
OpenGL 3.3 2.1